RootsMagic offers numerous ways to search for people in your file.

 

Search from People Page

There are several ways to search for a person directly from views in the People page:

 

1.Side List Index - On the People page side list, select the Index view. Enter a name (or parts of a name) in the search box to filter the index to find a person. The following options are available:

▪Type the last name, then a comma, then the given name(s)

▪If you want to find all people with a given name, type comma then the given name(s).

▪To find the person with a specific record number, just type that record number.

2. People List view - On the People List view, you can use the same search options as in the side list Index to filter the people list.

3. Couple List view - On the Couple List view, you can use the same search options as in the side list Index. RootsMagic will search both the father and mother in the view.

4. Root Person - You can select any person as the "root person" for your file, and then quickly jump to that person. To set the root person, select the person then select Edit > Set as root person from the menu. To jump to the root person, click the Home menu on the People page.

5. Bookmarks - RootsMagic lets you create and jump to bookmarked people.

6. History List - During each session, RootsMagic will keep track of people you have visited on the People page. You can view the History List and jump to anyone in the list from the History view.

 

Search from Search Page

Basic Search

The Basic Search on the Search page lets you search for people with a few more options than those on the People page. You can search for people using name, sex, birth or death year, or record number.

 

Advanced Search

Advanced Search on the Search page finds people by details such as dates, places, facts, or relatives. You can combine rules to narrow the results.

 

Find Everywhere

Find Everywhere looks for words throughout your tree, including notes, sources, places, pictures' descriptions, and tasks. Use it when the person or information you want may be mentioned somewhere other than a name.

 

WebSearch

WebSearch on the Search page lets you search online websites for people in your file.

 

Search and Replace

Search and Replace lets you search for text within different kinds of records in RootsMagic and replace any found text with different text. You can also access Search and Replace from the Tools menu on many of the data pages (People, Sources, etc.).